An opportunity for a gathering of Daguerreotypists and/or a Exhibition of contemporary daguerreotypes in the Daguerre’s town of Bry sur Marne presents itself on this the 170th year since the annoucement of the process.

Marc Kereun, president of the Daguerre Association of France has responded to the concept (see below) and we would like to hear your thoughts on it.

Even if you could not make the journey, would you be willing to submit Daguerreotype(s) for exhibiting in Bry?

The third week of September sounds like a good aim as it gives time for everyone to prepare for a trip or to ready material for an exhibition.

For those Daguerreotypists that do attend the opportunity presents itself here to organise a set up for producing Daguerreotypes at the event. Another idea is that workshops could be offered by those that do this on a regular basis.

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From Marc Kereun;
“The celebration of the annoucement of the daguerreotype process is a good opportunity to our Association “Louis Daguerre, le magicien de l’image” to remind of the genius of Daguerre, 170 years after. In 2001, we had contributed to the organization of exhibition on the work of Daguerre, on the occasion of the 150th birthday of its death in Bry.

Then, an exhibition of contemporary daguerreotypes gathering daguerreotypists authors in Bry would be a great event in the photographic agenda 2009.

The Association Louis Daguerre, with the collaboration of the Commune of Bry-sur-Marne, would be happy to study with you the organization of these cultural events.

For the date, it would be interesting to couple exhibition with event : ” les Journees du patrimoine ” (at about the 3rd weekend of September) during which the persons will be able to visit the workshop of restoration of the Diorama (1842) of Daguerre in Bry.”
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